Chapter five hundred and seventy seventh broken sword
Yang Rui bargained, and finally got the right to spend the night in Jinniu Fort at the price of one camel. Yang Rui added another fifty thousand dollars, and the defenders happily agreed to provide them with fodder.
They were stationed in the open space outside the warehouse, with 500 camels lying down on the spot. The guys unloaded the goods. Their goods were miscellaneous, including everything, including hundreds of thick bamboo tubes one foot long. They explained
It was sold to the Qiang people. Qiang herdsmen like this kind of bamboo tube, which can hold water and salt. When encountering wolves at night, they can also burn it as firecrackers. The dozen or so defenders nodded after hearing this, saying that they had learned a lot.
Before it got dark, two grooms came up and asked, "Which of you is the leader?"
Yang Rui came up to him and said, "I am!"
The leading groom said: "We have several kinds of fodder, which are so good that it doesn't cost any money. But if we store them for too long, I'm worried that your camels will get diarrhea after eating them."
"What if you want something better?"
"If you want a better one, you need to add another twenty dollars."
Yang Rui sneered in his heart, these bastards regarded him as a fat sheep, and everyone wanted to get a handful of wool.
"To tell you the truth, I really don't have any money, so I have to make a difference!"
The expressions of the two people changed, and they said bitterly with a livid face: "Then just wait!"
The two grooms turned around and went back. The one next to them turned his head and whispered to Yang Rui: "These two bastards will definitely mix croton flour into the fodder."
Yang Rui sneered and said: "Not only will they mix in with Croton, but they will also have a very bad attitude. They will definitely starve our camels until midnight before letting us get fodder by ourselves."
Everyone woke up and gave a thumbs up and praised: "The commander is still a good commander!"
At the third watch, Yang Rui finally saw the small door to the east of the warehouse open. He shouted in a low voice: "They are coming!"
Everyone woke up one after another, and took out spears and swords from long bamboo tubes, and took out bows and arrows from the mezzanine of the cargo box.
At this time, two grooms came over and said angrily: "I'll move the fodder myself, I don't have the strength to serve you!"
As soon as they finished speaking, two black figures behind them jumped up, covered their mouths, and pierced their backs with daggers...
The two grooms fell to the ground softly. Yang Rui waved his hand, and thirty of his men followed him and ran towards the small door to the east. The warehouse door was thick and there was no high wall to climb over, and the small door of the stable was probably a loophole.
If the stable still doesn't work, then they have no choice but to go to the roof.
Another group of soldiers, led by Dutou Chen Shuiping, rushed towards the checkpoint.
Jinniu Fort has the largest number of troops among the five checkpoints, with about 200 people. However, it is not in a state of war now, and there are not many soldiers at the checkpoint at night, only about ten people. The rest have gone to sleep in the warehouse.
At this time, the third watch had passed, and more than ten soldiers were sitting on the sand and gravel bags with their heads tilted and sleeping soundly. Only one soldier was left looking sleepily into the distance.
There was nothing going on at night. If these soldiers were asked to stand in high spirits all night, no one would be so stupid.
The thirty scouts were all the best among the best. They approached the mud bag wall and suddenly pounced on them like wolves and tigers, killing more than a dozen of them in an instant. Only the men standing guard were left to ask for confessions. Most of the soldiers were cut off in their sleep.
Throat.
The scouts threw the bodies into the deep ravine, put on their armor, and continued to stand guard pretending to be defenders. At this time, the soldiers on guard gave the command: It was going to rain.
Things didn't go well in the stable. Yang Rui led his men into the stable and discovered that the stable and the warehouse were two completely independent spaces. There were thirty war horses inside, as well as a fodder room, and then there were thick walls.
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Obviously the builders thought carefully and did not leave any loopholes for sneak attackers.
Yang Rui cursed secretly. It seemed that the commander was right. Wu Gao's defensive measures were indeed watertight. Such a great general was actually transferred away. This shows the mediocrity of the imperial court.
Now he could only find a way to trick the door open.
The soldiers inside the gate also slept all over the floor, and only one soldier was left on duty.
At this time, there was a fierce sound of horse hooves in the distance. Someone was riding towards this side on horseback. The sound of horse hooves stopped in front of the gate, and then someone shouted: "Emergency military order!"
"Password!" the soldier on duty shouted.
"It's going to rain!"
"Wait, I'll notify the commander!"
The soldier on duty entered. Not long after, the heavy door creaked open, and a general in his thirties walked out and asked: "Where are the military orders?"
"it's here!"
Yang Rui, who was hiding under the wall, shouted. When the general turned around, a cold light flashed before his eyes, and a spear appeared in front of him. Before he could react, the tip of the spear had already pierced his throat.
The general covered his throat and slowly fell down. Yang Rui kicked him down the steps, waved his spear and rushed in. Dozens of Yang Rui's men followed him and swarmed in.
If we turn the time back two hours, at the first watch, Tang Qian led a caravan of 300 camels to the Buffalo Ridge checkpoint, which was the last checkpoint on the Jinniu Road to Shu. There were more than ten soldiers.
This checkpoint was built on the mountainside. It is characterized by a road cut into the cliff, about one foot wide, and on the other side is an abyss dozens of feet high.
If it were just a cliff road, it would not be a big problem or dangerous, but there is a plank road about one mile long to the south. The plank road is the key. If the enemy attacks from the north and cannot resist it, the soldiers will quickly go south.
Evacuate and burn the plank road.
Although the plank road can be repaired, it is too late. Li Qiong will mobilize an army to block it.
Tang Qian led the caravan across the plank road. He was relieved a little and the plank road was saved, but the danger was still there and he could not let anyone escape.
"Stop!" the leader of the capital shouted to him.
Tang Qian didn't have time to chat with him, so he stepped forward, clasped his fists, and said with a smile: "We have something urgent to return to the north, so we hope it's convenient!"
As he said this, one ingot of ten taels of silver was already stuffed into the opponent's hand. He weighed the money and waved his hand, "Let's go!"
"You go first!"
Tang Qian waved, and the team moved quickly, and the guys led the camels across Daoka.
The roads in front and behind were blocked, and the time was ripe. Tang Qian slowly took out the dagger, carried it behind his back, pointed his finger at the top of his head and exclaimed: "General, look!"
Weitudu looked up instinctively, but before he could react, a cold light flashed, and plasma burst out from his throat. Weituou fell to the ground on his back, clutching his throat.
"Do it!"
Tang Qian shouted, and more than a hundred of his men took action. All dozen soldiers were killed. Tang Qian led his men to continue heading north. After a while, Liu Qiong led thousands of troops to kill, quickly occupied the Buffalo Ridge, and continued to advance north.
Before the fourth watch, Chen Qing's fifty thousand troops arrived at Jianmen Pass. They did not show up directly, but stopped a mile away and watched the situation in Guancheng from a distance.
According to the agreement, three gunpowder arrows will be fired inside Guancheng after the fourth update.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, three gunpowder arrows suddenly flew from behind Guancheng, shining brightly in the night sky.
"Capital, they are coming!" the soldiers said excitedly, pointing at the gunpowder arrows.
Chen Qing nodded, "Notify General Yang that we can attack!"
Yang Zaixing received the order, and he immediately shouted loudly: "Heavy Shield Army!"
The commander, Zhao Wei, immediately led two thousand heavy shield soldiers towards Jianmen Pass. The heavy soldiers held large shields, short spears and crossbow arrows. Among them was a battering ram weighing several thousand kilograms, led by one hundred soldiers.
Soldiers run with their hands in hand.
At this time, the alarm bells rang loudly at the top of Jianmenguan City, and the guards discovered the Shaanxi Army rushing towards them.
Jianmen Pass itself is not big, and can only accommodate one or two hundred people at most. The key is that it is dangerous. One man can guard the pass, and ten thousand people cannot open it. Just rolling logs and rocks is enough to make it difficult for the attacking army to move forward.
There are about a thousand defenders in the entire Jianmen Pass, and most of them are stationed in a military camp about a few hundred steps away from the Jianmen Gate. Once the Jianmen Gate is closed and an alarm is sounded, the army will immediately come to support.
At present, the leader of Jianmen Pass is still Pan Ping. According to the rules, a group of troops is changed every ten days. Today is the last day of Pan Ping's army on duty.
The alarm bell at Jianmen Pass woke Pan Ping up from his sleep. He didn't know what happened, but this kind of alarm bell hadn't sounded for a long time, so something big must have happened.
"Let's go to Guancheng!"
Pan Ping shouted, and the five hundred soldiers who had not yet had time to line up followed him towards Guancheng. However, as soon as they had taken less than a hundred steps, a hail of arrows came like a storm, and the soldiers running in front were hit by arrows one after another.
He fell down, and Pan Ping's horse was also hit by more than a dozen arrows. He immediately hissed and fell to the ground dead, knocking Pan Ping to the ground heavily.
Liu Qiong led two thousand soldiers to block the reinforcements from the military camp with crossbows, while Tang Qian led a thousand soldiers to attack the back of Guancheng.
The one hundred and eighty soldiers on Guancheng were attacked from both sides and were worried about one thing and the other, especially the thousand soldiers attacking from behind. They had already reached the foot of Guancheng and began to put ropes on them to climb up Guancheng. Many soldiers had already climbed up.
City.
The crisis in Guancheng was imminent, and the soldiers on the top of the city almost ignored the troops in front and began to fight with the soldiers on the back.
At this moment, a heavy muffled sound came from the main entrance of Jianmen Gate, "Boom!"
This was the first time the huge battering ram hit the city gate. The gravel and wood chips from the city head fell, and the entire city was shaken. Many soldiers were unsteady on their feet and fell to the ground.
"Block the door! Block the door!" The commander at the top of the city shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Boom"
There was another dull thunderous sound. The gate of Guancheng could no longer hold up and was suddenly knocked open. Two thousand soldiers swarmed in.